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18,277 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh), flooding in Slovenia and evacuations in Ukraine. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSlovenia 66 in 100 of its 67 stories, usually 19
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

190 of its 405 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Dhaka accounted for 129 of Bangladesh's 190 stories about harm, carried by 269 outlets. 65 of Dhaka's 129 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Landslides were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Shelter & services

Slovenia

44 of its 67 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Krizna Jama accounted for 39 of Slovenia's 44 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain.

Slovenia over 30 days → its stories → Krizna Jama stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

237 of its 533 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

258 of its 885 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (108 stories). Hypothermia was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

53 of its 97 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Beirut accounted for 34 of Lebanon's 53 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

46 of its 88 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Pakistan

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (61 stories). Polio was named in 64 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Norway

47 of its 123 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (33 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Ecuador

29 of its 44 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories).

its stories →
Health

Brazil

67 of its 261 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: polio in Pakistan (64 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Zambia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Jamaica (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Spain (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); avalanche in Italy (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 Jan. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 18,277 stories about harm among 94,931 counted on 8 Jan.

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The news turned to Bangladesh for the third day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 94,931 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 8 January 2023, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 19 today. Bangladesh stood out: 47% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 37%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel72 in 100 of its 1,622 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Slovenia66 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 19 · mostly shelter & services Palestine64 in 100 of its 336 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq55 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon55 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 452 Dhaka Bangladesh65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 129 Charleston US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75 Jerusalem Israel46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 278 Portland US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 288

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: no storiesUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomalia: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: no storiesNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: no storiesNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZambia: 43 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 73 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 44 in 100 of its 533 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 31 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 48 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 75 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 67 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 27 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 26 in 100 of its 567 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Slovenia: 66 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sierra Leone: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 32 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 32 in 100 of its 449 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 30 in 100 of its 592 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 31 in 100 of its 761 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Norway: 38 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)North Korea: 37 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nicaragua: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)New Zealand: 28 in 100 of its 394 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malawi: 44 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Liberia: 32 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 55 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Japan: 29 in 100 of its 885 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Jamaica: 27 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 72 in 100 of its 1,622 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 336 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 55 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 53 in 100 of its 165 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 55 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Gambia: 36 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Fiji: 30 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ecuador: 66 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Dominica: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Djibouti: 38 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cambodia: 35 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 50 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Brazil: 26 in 100 of its 261 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Belarus: 38 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 47 in 100 of its 405 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Algeria: 53 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 52 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 336 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 336 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 44 in 100 of its 533 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 336 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 19 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Israel 72 in 100 of its 1,622 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 64 in 100 of its 336 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Slovenia 66 in 100 of its 67 stories · mostly shelter & services ● Iran 53 in 100 of its 165 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 47 in 100 of its 405 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Lebanon 55 in 100 of its 97 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 5,045 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 3,799 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Rights & justice20% 3,674 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence15% 2,717 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,013 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 624 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 615 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 440 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed4,796 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,807 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,369 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions501 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced274 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations210 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees176 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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